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The chlamydia positivity was 4.4% and higher in those reporting multiple sexual partners, individuals older than 20\u2005years and those living in more deprived areas. The proportion of partners notified per index case was 0.17. The service contributed to 3431 of the overall 11\u2008209 annual chlamydia screens of the Primary Care Trust in 2008\u20132009, at a cost of \u00a378 per screening test completed and \u00a31764 per case detected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our evaluation shows that this service model can contribute substantially to the overall coverage of chlamydia screening tests. 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